Tag: Poor
‘Imran Khan is erasing the poor’: Pakistanis feel crunch of rising...
KARACHI: Pakistan’s surging petrol prices have more than halved the income of taxi driver Yasir Sultan, just one of many consumers whose faith in a...
SHC asks AKUH about treatment facilities for poor
KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday asked from the lawyer of Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) that which facilities are being provided to...
2,200 poverty-struck artists await financial assistance from govt
--Shehbaz-led Punjab govt’s ‘Artist Khidmat Card’ lies in limbo
--ICD official says 'do not know when will new govt execute project'
LAHORE: Despite its claims of bringing...
Law minister suggests new legal aid mechanism for poor, vulnerable
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Law and Justice Dr Muhammad Farogh Naseem on Tuesday suggested constituting a central legal aid authority with sub-committees at provincial levels...
Hit and run: Govt decides against putting US diplomat’s name on...
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mofa) on Thursday, after a meeting following the hit and run case, decided against putting the United States...
Tunisia to increase aid for poor in response to protests
TUNIS: Tunisia plans to increase support for poor families and needy people by some $70 million, a government minister said on Saturday, after protests...
ICC warns MCG warning for ‘poor’ pitch
MELBOURNE: The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has received an official warning after the pitch for the fourth Ashes test was rated ‘poor’ by the...
Prices of vegetables soar up, citizens displeased in Lahore
‘Radish becomes rare commodity in Shadman Sunday bazaar’
LAHORE: High prices of vegetables are heating up winter season this year and are causing a hole in...
Different laws for Nawaz Sharif and others: Sharjeel Memon
KARACHI: Former provincial minister of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Sharjeel Memon has said that the transparency of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is a question...
IWCCI demands Govt intervention to improve lending to poor
Samina Fazil, founder President, Islamabad Women's Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Monday said microfinance is best way to reduce poverty but some...
Poor, helpless and left in the dark
Over 600 poor Christian families of F-6/2 Kachi Abadi living without electricity despite paying bills
Residents say committee formed by J Salik embezzled electricity dues...
Moot calls for better food pricing system
A panel of four retired jurists has said that the rising food prices are denying the right to adequate food to the poorest in...
Pakistan’s poor pay tax equal to middle income groups: report
Households in the lowest decile pay about 2.4% of the total taxes while consuming only 3% of the total consumption.
Pak’s richest 20% capture 45% of monthly income: Oxfam
Rising inequality could set the fight against poverty back by decades, Oxfam warned Thursday as it published “Even it Up: Time to End Extreme Inequality Report” showing that the number of billionaires worldwide has more than doubled since the financial crisis.
The Shame of Being Poor in Pakistan
Poverty is universally linked with feelings of shame, finds study
An international research carried by Oxford University suggests that the condition of being poor is...
LHC issues notices to federal govt, NEPRA on increasing power tariff
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notices to the federal government and National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on a plea filed...
Poverty forces five sisters to commit suicide
Five real sisters committed suicide by jumping into Sutlej River on Thursday.
Body of one of them was recovered while search for the others was...
